In a dimly lit chamber, a pale, frail hand reached out to open the small box recently delivered. Inside was a memory projection orb. The butler standing quietly behind the young man stepped forward, positioned the orb, and activated the recording.
The projection was a compilation of Crown Prince Alaric's performance during the examination at Evigheden Academy.
The young man—his skin pale as moonlight and his bearing heavy with a sickly grace—watched in silence, his violet eyes faintly glowing with curiosity. He remained impassive until the footage reached the scene of Alaric's confrontation with a dark-haired girl.
A soft chuckle escaped his lips as he watched the girl reprimand the Crown Prince indirectly with cutting words while Alaric was left speechless, unable to retaliate. The scene where the prince was bound like a mummy, and then had his cheek pinched by the girl, finally broke the young man's composure. He burst into laughter, interrupted only by fits of coughing.
